Payroll Administrator

SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC • Beavercreek, OH

23h • Remote

About The Position

Sabel Systems is seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator to lead and manage end-to-end payroll processing in a government contracting (GovCon) environment. This role ensures accurate payroll execution across multi-state employees and legal entities, maintains compliance with federal regulations and audit standards, and supports organizational growth through scalable payroll processes and future acquisition integrations. This position plays a critical role in maintaining payroll accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency while contributing to process improvements and automation initiatives.

Sabel is a digital engineering and Defense technology partner helping organizations simplify complexity and improve mission outcomes with secure, scalable solutions, across the lifecycle. Our people-first culture blends large-business opportunity with small-business agility, enabling us to deliver high-impact, secure solutions, rapidly, while investing in our people’s growth and success. You will be joining a dynamic and highly motivated team with one shared goal: “Get quality and secure solutions in the customers’ hands as soon as possible.”

As a Payroll Administrator at Sabel Systems, you will:

Requirements

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without employer sponsorship for employment visa status, now or in the future.
• 5+ years of payroll processing experience (preferably in a government contracting environment)
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) certification
• Strong knowledge of GAAP
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations)
• Experience with multi-state payroll and compliance requirements
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and documentation discipline
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential payroll information

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Paycom or Rippling
• Experience with GovCon accounting systems such as PROCAS, Unanet, or Deltek Costpoint
• Experience with FAR cost principles and DCAA audit standards
• Experience supporting payroll integration during mergers and acquisitions

Responsibilities

• Process biweekly and semimonthly payroll for multi-state employees
• Oversee payroll tax compliance, benefit deductions, garnishments, and multi-state registrations
• Validate employee timesheets in accordance with DCAA-compliant timekeeping policies
• Prepare payroll journal entries and perform balance sheet reconciliations
• Reconcile payroll tax liabilities, benefit deductions, and accrued payroll accounts
• Maintain payroll system data integrity and internal controls over payroll processing
• Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support payroll due diligence, integration, and harmonization for mergers and acquisitions
• Ensure payroll systems scale to support company growth and future acquisitions
• Maintain compliance with FAR cost principles and DCAA audit standards

Benefits

• healthcare
• financial assistance in the event of illness, injury, disability, loss of work, or death
• health savings accounts
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• education and training program reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed